Marc J. Carmel has joined Longford Capital , a litigation finance firm, as a director in Chicago. Carmel practiced law for 17 years, most recently with Paul Hastings LLC, representing clients in restructurings and bankruptcies involving companies throughout the U.S. Now, Carmel focuses on deploying...

Heston Is New Bankruptcy Judge in Western District of Washington Mary Jo Heston , a member of the TMA Northwest Chapter for more than 20 years, was recently sworn in as a judge for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington . Chief Judge Ricardo S. Martinez of the U.S...

Sheon Karol has joined The DAK Group , a boutique investment bank serving middle market companies, as a managing director. He has more than three decades of experience and has negotiated transactions in industries that include manufacturing, biotech, pharma, for-profit education, medical research,...

Arnold & Porter LLP and Kaye Scholer LLP have merged, with the combined firm known as Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP . With more than 40 bankruptcy and corporate restructuring lawyers, the firm’s practice advises on a full spectrum of insolvency and distressed situations, and members of...

Alpesh Amin, CTP , has joined Conway MacKenzie as a managing director in the firm’s Chicago office. He focuses his efforts in the restructuring practice, helping to foster client relationships and business development opportunities. With more than 16 years of experience in corporate finance,...

Michael M. Beal has founded Beal LLC in Columbia, South Carolina, to represent middle market businesses in financial distress in litigation, out-of-court restructurings, and Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. In addition to corporate clients, Beal LLC represents creditors’ committees, bankruptcy trustees...

Kirk Blair , a Deloitte Advisory partner with Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, has been named Deloitte Advisory Corporate Restructuring Group leader, succeeding William Snyder , who has left the firm to pursue other ventures. In addition, Michael Epstein , a Deloitte Advisory principal...